Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-06
C0lLIDED.
Jewett's and the Local Passen-
ger Train Crash Together
At the Upper End of the Farm
ingdale Crossing.
Engineer Leavitt and Several Pas
sengers Injured.
Estimated Loss in Rolling Stock
Ten Thousand Dollars.
A Defective Brake Said to Have
A Defective Brake Said to Have
Caused the Accident.
Special to the Kennebec Journal. I

Special to the Kennebec Journal.
GARDINER, July 5.
This afternoon at 3.l5 P. NJ, passenger
train No. 10, going east, which leaves here
at 08 P. NJ, colided at the Farmingdale
siding with train No. l6, going west, which
makes this station at 1922 P NJ, known az
Jewett's train, resulting in severe injuries,
perhaps fatal in one case, to several persons.
The scene of the accident is about mile
and halt below Hallowell, at the upper end
of what is known as the Farmingdale siding.
1t is just opposite Rich's ice houses, the pre-.
else point where the accident occurred being
adjacent to the most northerly building. The
second track or
Siding Begins Here
and runs for upwards of half mile towards
Gardiner, the tracks being nearly straight
for distance of over thirty rods. The lane
connecting the Gardiner road with Rich's ice
houses comes down here.
Both the trains were due at the siding at
3 10 P. M, and both
Arrived on Time.
They have always crossed here since the in.
auguration of the summer arrangement of
running trans, last Monday. Jewetts train
had halted abouttw rods north of the siding to
allow a brakeman to alight and turn the
switch so that the train could run upon the
side tracks. But hardly had halt been
made when the up train dashed into sight and
apparently without any Stacking up ran into
Jewett's locomotive with sickening crash
which was at once followed by the hiss of
escaping steam which covered the two loco
motives from observance for several min
utes. The momentum of the oncom-
ing train was so great that 1t drove
Jewett's train bodily back upon
the rails a distance of over one hundred feet.
While the shock to the occupants of the for
mer train was comparatively light the sudden
pushing back of the latter knocked down per
sons who were standing on the cars like so
many wooden men, and threw the passengers
forward upon the seats in front of them with
much force.
JeWett's Train
was made up of three cars, one baggage, a
smoker and regular passenger car. The
engineer was C. 2. Bracket and the fireman
Chas Getchell. The former, when he saw
the approaching train, reversed his engine
and the train had begun to move backwards
when pounced upon by the up train. He
then jumped to the ground and escaped un'
injured, as did the fireman, who also leaped.
That faithful and trusty conductor, John
Jewett, whose train is one of the safest on
the road, and who never before met with an
accident of this kind, was standing IN one of
the cars talking v ith Mr.. Clay of Gardiner,
when the shock came. He was thrown from
his feet with great force his head striking seat,
deep and ugly cash being cut in the scalp.
He also received injuries on one leg which
famed him, and one shoulder was hurt. For
a while he was stunned. DR.. II. II. Hill of
Augusts. who, luckily for the injured ones,
was aboard of No. 10, appeared and dressed
Mr.. Jewett's wounds. Mrs. O. X. Hinckley, a
large feshy woman from Gardiner, was
thrown forward, striking heavily against a
seat and it was feared she was severely in
inred internally. Dr. Hill attended her also.
DR.. Giddings of Gardiner, who had been
summoned as soon as possible, gave hy-
podermic injection of morphine which re-
lieved her sutierings. She was taken to her
~ Nrs nf uall rali
was also cut on the head, but net seriously.
Her wound was dressed by the physicians
and she was taken home in carriage. The
other passengers on the train were unin-
jured, other than a severe shaking up.
Train No. 10.
going up, was conducted by Wellington
Sprague, a we'll known and valued conductor
on the road. The engineer was James
Leavitt of Waterville, and his fireman Ira
f. Bessev, formerly an attendant at the In-
sane Hospital. Lesvitt, when he saw jew
ett's train in hisspath, applied the air brake
and then reversed his machine, telling his
fireman TO jump for his life. Bessey leaped
and escaped uninJured. The engineer fol-
lowed suit, but unfortunately, on striking the
ground WAS very seriously if not fatally in
iured. He was rendered unconscious and
the passengers who rushed up from the cars
to see what the matter was, found him in the
gutter. He was carried tenderly
Up the Bank
and laid down on the grass where he strug-
gled and groaned, it requiring the efforts of
several men to hold him. He calmed down,
however, in . few moments but still remained